KJ D'Costa
Too Paranoid? Security cameras for contractors
So after reading several horror stories about contractors and apparently the increasing need to both babysit and warden them, I wonder if there was more effective way. Has anyone installed security cameras inside thei...
Cameron Hamidi
Tenant breach of contract on smoking
What’s the best way to handle a tenant who has breached the contract on smoking?
Mark Trebor
Tenants smoking in a non-smoking house can I take security dep?
My lease says the house does not permit smoking in the house. After entering the house at the request of the tenants for some basic maintenance I find cigarette ash trays, hookah pipes and water bongs. All of these ...
Colin Simon
Investing and renovating unit sold by heavy chainsmokers
I'm currently looking at a 2bed, 1ba condo listed at $250k -- comps that are B-grade have sold for $320k in May 2019, and A- grade units in the complex seem to rent for around $1800/month. It's in a good part of town,...
Max Hutchinson
Tenant possibly smoking
Hello newbie here!I have a duplex where I live in one side and rent out the other. It’s my first rental, and my tenants are a really nice respectful young couple with a baby. Where half way through the lease (year lea...
Michael Shadow
Huge apartment fire down the street
There was a huge apartment fire down the street from one of my buildings last night. They got everyone out ok so no one was hurt, thank God. 18 apartments destroyed and 2 commercial spaces, one was rented by our sta...
Kevin Branin
One tenants smoking outside another bedroom window
Hey All,I received a message from a tenant that her bedroom smells of cigarette smoke. Directly underneath her exterior window, are steps that lead to another unit and the tenants in there often smoke on the steps. ...
Joffrey Long
Smoke Odor - How to Get Rid of it (in apartment)
[ Nitty - Gritty Rental Management Stuff 101 ]
Smoke odor in an apartment - would appreciate opinions, recommendations, some magic spray or powder you've used, any ideas to eliminate the odor.
(It was tobacco smoke...
Bienes Raices
Would you redo this lawn?
The front yard looks okay--it's got actual grass, a small palm tree, and a small mulched area abutting the house, surrounded by a stone border. But as you can see from the photos, the backyard is mostly some kind ...
Amanda Homan
How do I prove marijuana smell left by tenant?
We had our tenant move out early this month from our rental home in Texas. The woman who lived there (and/or her guests) were clearly smoking marijuana a lot in the house. We are having the carpets and the house clea...